Studies in Finishing Effects of Clay Mineral in Polymers and Synthetic Fibers

Table 2

Some important polymers and the solvent used in producing electrospun fibers [17].

S. no.	Polymer	Solvent Used
1	Nylon 6,6, (PA-6,60)	Formic acid
2	Nylon 4,6	Formic acid
3	Nylon 6/Mt	Hexafluoroisopropanol
4	Polyurethanes	Dimethyl formamide
5	Polybenzimidazole	Dimethylacetamide
6	Polycarbonate	Dimethyl formamide : tetrahydrofuran (1 : 1)
7	Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)	Dimethyl formamide
8	Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)	Dimethyl formamide : toluene (1 : 9)
9	Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)	Dichloromethane and trifluoroacetic acid (1 : 1)
10	Polyethylene	Dichloromethane and trifluoroacetic acid
11	Polystyrene	Tetrahydrofuran, dimethylformamide, carbon disulfide (CS2), and toluene
12	Cellulose acetate	Acetone, acetic acid, and dimethylacetamide
13	Mixture of poly(acrylic acid)-poly(pyrene methanol) and polyurethane	Dimethylformamide
14	Polycaprolactone	Chloroform : methanol (3 : 1), toluene : methanol (1 : 1), and dichloromethane : methanol (3 : 1)
15	Polyvinyl alcohol	Distilled water
16	Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)	Dimethylformamide : dimethylacetamide (1 : 1)
17	Poly(2-hydroxyethyl)methacrylate	Ethanol : formic acid (1 : 1)